What color is #F3E9A8?

#F3E9A8 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pale Goldenrod. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E9A8?

The RGB value is 243, 233, 168: 243 red, 233 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E9A8?

The complementary color is #A8B2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E9A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E9A8 color

#F3E9A8 rgb(243, 233, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F3E9A8 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 91.4% green and 65.9% blue (243, 233, 168).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 76% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.03:1).

#F3E9A8 color codes

HEX	`#F3E9A8`
RGB	`rgb(243, 233, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 91.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 76%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 31%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.76, -6.22, 32.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.76, 33.47, 100.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.17, 80.161, 48.656)`
Decimal	`15985064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E9A8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F3E9A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E9A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F3E9A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e9a8; }
.text { color: #f3e9a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e9a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 233 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e9a8, #d8f3a8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3E9A8?: #F3E9A8 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pale Goldenrod. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E9A8?: The RGB value is 243, 233, 168: 243 red, 233 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E9A8?: The complementary color is #A8B2F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E9A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.